Looking up, a pyramid-like building stands in front of you.
On the top of the pyramid-like building is a very eye-catching golden banana crocodile sculpture.
"What a bad taste..."
Maude looked at the banana crocodile sculpture atop the tower.
Perona stood beside Maud, put her palms in front of her eyebrows, and commented in a low voice: "It's so big."
"Let's go in."
Maud smiled slightly and strode up the stairs.
Although this casino is Crocodile's property, since he is here, he has to go in and take a look.
Perona didn't say anything and quietly followed Mod.
The two of them stepped onto the stairs one after the other.
Around the casino.
Several elder members of the Barlow Club looked at Maud and Perona in shock as they prepared to enter the casino rain banquet.
"Why is Shichibukai Mod here?!"
The billions of elders were shocked and hurriedly took out their phone bugs and immediately transmitted the [information] they saw to Robin who was inside the Yuyan.
And just after Maude and Perona walked up the stairs, a loud noise suddenly came from the street in the distance.
"Um?"
Maud, Perona, and the surrounding residents all stopped in unison and turned to look in the direction of the loud noise.
I saw a thick plume of white smoke rising into the sky from the direction of the sound.
"Is it on fire!?"
Residents looked at the thick smoke rising into the sky with astonishment.
Looking at the billowing white smoke rising into the sky, Maud couldn't help but frown.
"Smorg? It seems... my warning was ignored."
After muttering to himself in a low voice, Maude kicked off her feet and headed towards the direction of the billowing white smoke.
"Hey! It's true!!!"
Perona stared blankly as Maud disappeared in an instant, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Street office.
A house collapsed.
Usopp and Bartolomeo quickly stood up from the ruins of the house, looking solemnly at the billowing white smoke ahead.
"Luffy! Chopper!"
"Luffy-senpai!"
In front of the restaurant door, a large amount of white smoke spread from Smoker's hands, surging like a wave on the street.
Luffy and Chopper were tightly entangled by chains formed by white smoke. Although they could breathe, they were unable to move.
"Damn Smoking Man!!!"
No matter how hard Luffy and Chopper struggled, they could not break free from the chains of white smoke that were as solid as substance.
They don't know how to be domineering and armed, but they are powerless in front of Smoker's natural smoke fruit.
"Colonel Smoker!"
Dusky ran out of the restaurant and looked at Luffy and Chopper who were caught by Smoker in surprise.
Turning his eyes, he saw Usopp and Bartolomeo standing in the ruins of the house, as well as Zoro and others rushing over from the other side of the street.
Clang!
Dasqi's expression condensed and she drew her sword decisively.
Smoker looked coldly at Luffy who was struggling in the white smoke, and said coldly: "Straw Hat boy, no one can save you this time!"
"That's impossible to say."
A cold male voice suddenly came from Smoker's ear.
When Kankan reacted, he was suddenly hit hard on the shoulder.
The whole person suddenly flew out like a cannonball, slamming into a house on the street, sending up bursts of gravel and smoke.
But it was Mod who appeared without warning and kicked Smoker away.
As Smoker flew out, the power of the Smoke Fruit dissipated.
Losing the restraints of the white smoke, Luffy and Chopper fell from the air with frightened expressions on their faces.
"Idol!!!"
"Master!!!"
Usopp and Bartolomeo, who were about to rescue Luffy, couldn't help but look excited when they saw Mod appear.
"How dare you..."
Dasqi looked in shock at Mod who kicked Smoker away. He held the long knife tightly with both hands and pointed the sharp blade at Mod who was right in front of him.
Move your feet quickly!
Just take one step forward!
Just like usual practice, wave your arm and send the blade to the enemy.
Move quickly! ! !
Why…
Why the body doesn’t obey its orders…
Dasqi opened her eyes wide and looked at Mod, who was very close at hand. The long knife she held tightly in her hand was trembling slightly.
When his eyes met Maud's eyes...
What a terrible pressure!
My shoulders are so heavy, as if they are being pressed down by a mountain...
No, it can’t be cut out at all!
Dasqi seemed to feel a suffocating feeling that was clutching at his heart.
The powerful aura from Mod directly overwhelmed her fighting spirit.
Maude tilted her head and looked at Dusqi whose will was on the verge of collapse with an expressionless face.
"Now that you have realized how powerful I am, then give up the sword..."
"There is no shame in throwing away your sword in front of me."
Dasqi's body was shocked, as if struck by lightning.
It was as if there was an extremely huge shadow that swallowed up all her pride and self-esteem in an instant.
Chapter 2: Longer memory
Swing the knife at the man in front of you...
Can't do it...
Dasqi's eyes trembled, her body seemed to be bound by invisible shadows, and she couldn't move no matter how hard she tried.
Bangdang—
The saber finally fell to the ground.
All the strength in Dasqi's body seemed to be drained away in an instant.
Her knees weakened and she fell to her knees, looking at the saber lying quietly on the ground in despair.
Zoro and others who rushed to the scene as soon as possible, as well as Luffy and others who had just released their restraints, all looked at Dusky who had lost the will to fight with strange expressions in their eyes.
Did Maud do something just now
If it hadn't been for what Mod had done, how could this strong female navy have simply given up resistance
Everyone turned their eyes and looked at Maud who looked calm.
How could this group of rookie pirates, who had not really stood against Mod, understand the pressure that Daschi had to endure when facing Mod at close range.
That kind of momentum,
It is not just released through the gap in strength.
What's more, it's an aura "forged" by countless blood, which reaches straight to the heart like a sharp knife, causing a person's blood to lose its temperature in an instant.
This is the natural reaction when facing a monster.
Seeing that Dusqi obediently gave up resistance, Maud withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at Dusqi, but walked towards the place where Smoker fell to the ground.
"call!"
When Maude took a few steps, she saw streams of white smoke billowing out from the house with broken walls, slowly condensing into Smoker's form.
The kick just now did not completely make Smoker lose his fighting ability, but broke one of his arms.
Seeing Smoker standing up again, the Straw Hats immediately prepared themselves.
This guy who can make his whole body turn into smoke is simply their most difficult opponent so far since they went to sea.
If you encounter one, you can't beat it. All you can do is run away.
But even with such a difficult opponent, Mod could only get beaten in front of him.
"Is this the effect of armed color domineering..."
The Straw Hats looked at Smoker's arms hanging limply at his sides, feeling surprised.
They only knew about the existence of armed haki, but they didn't know how to use it.
Now I can't help but feel surprised when I see Mod ignore the smoke effect and directly kick off Smoker's arm.
For them, compared to the battle between Mod and Pika, the scene before them was more intuitive.
Smoker ignored the Straw Hats, stared at Mod, and said solemnly: "Bacardi Mod, don't forget your current 'identity'."
"Tsk..."
Maude raised her eyebrows slightly and said coldly: "You don't need to remind me about this kind of thing."
Before he finished speaking, the walking figure suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
The next moment, Mod was in front of Smoker.
Before Smoker could react, Mod reached out his right hand and clamped down on Smoker's neck.
"Um!?"
Smoker was startled and felt suffocated.
"Cannot be elementalized..."
Smoker's heart was agitated, and he tried his best to break free from Mord's grasp.
However,
All the force is like knocking on a heavy mountain, unable to even shake it.
Maude clamped tightly on Smoker's neck and lifted him up.
The powerful clamp quickly increased Smoker's suffocation.
The oxygen was gradually being consumed, clinging to Smoker's heart and lungs like the shadow of death.
The surrounding Straw Hats looked at the scene in front of them with shocked expressions.
In just one encounter, the powerful Smoker was forced to the brink of death by Mod.
Maud looked at Smoker, who was having difficulty breathing, expressionlessly.
"So, what you should do is not to remind me of my current 'identity', but to thank my current 'identity' for allowing you to escape."